Month: June 2024

NBA Insiders Jun 14, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA Finals will not end in a sweep as Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks put on a show in a dominating Game 4 win against the Boston Celtics. The emphatic 122-84 win at American Airlines Center gave the Mavs their first win
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Open Extended Reactions Julian Nagelsmann said Toni Kroos delivered a “really powerful” pep talk to the Germany team before the Euro 2024 hosts posted a record 5-1 victory against Scotland in the opening game of the tournament in Munich. Goals from Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug and Emre Can enabled the Germans
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 14, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods won’t be around for the weekend at the 124th U.S. Open
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Francesco Molinari hasn’t been in the spotlight since the 2019 Masters. But in the late hours of Friday afternoon on a far corner of Pinehurst No. 2, Molinari thrust himself back into the consciousness of the golf world. Sitting at 7-over
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wide receiver Eugene Hilton, a high three-star prospect in the 2025 class and the son of former Pro Bowl wide receiver T.Y. Hilton, announced his commitment to the University of Wisconsin Friday afternoon. Hilton, a standout at Indiana’s Zionsville Community High School, held offers
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, sources told ESPN, 10 days after the league levied a lifetime ban
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 14, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH, Germany — You couldn’t have asked for a better start to settle the nerves. And, yes, these were genuine nerves, despite the somewhat blasé, let’s-just-enjoy-it-vibe they were giving off back in March. When you’re Europe’s historical footballing superpower — with
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2024, 10:53 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On his way to collect his third Super Bowl championship ring, Patrick Mahomes was already thinking about winning another one. “The first thing I
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2024, 06:36 PM ET HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Three people were arrested Friday and charged with capital murder in the death of Southern Miss defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., police said. Daniels, 21, was killed Tuesday at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg Police Chief Hardy Sims said those charged are
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Jun 14, 2024, 06:18 PM Open Extended Reactions Northampton Saints won the Premiership title in 2023-24. David Rogers/Getty Images English rugby will restore promotion and relegation between the top-flight Premiership and second-tier Championship via a two-legged playoff, England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. Saracens were relegated in the 2019-20 season when they finished bottom
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Corey Perry is the only Oilers player with a Stanley Cup ring, winning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. As his team faces elimination in Game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Saturday
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Getty Images 23 minutes ago Cyclist Mark Cavendish has been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. Cavendish won the men’s road race at the 2011 World Championships and has sprinted to a record-equalling 34 Tour de France stage wins, matching Eddy Merckx’s haul. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man will try to
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Jun 14, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Japan Tennis Association has announced. It will be the second Games for the 26-year-old four-times Grand Slam winner Osaka, who finished ninth in the singles at her home Tokyo Games
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